Sterilizer attachment



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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10, I919 1,371',810, Patented Mai. 15,1921.

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WITNESSES w Vs/vm ATTORNEYS P. P. PUPILLA. STERILIZEB ATTACHMENT.

APPLIC| \T|0N fiLED NOV. 10. 1919.

1371,81 0. Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- WITNESSES //Vl/E/VTOR UNITED STATES PAUL PASQUALE PUPILLA, or BBADLEY EAcH, NEwJERsnY.

STERILIZER ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent. pate t d M 15, 1 21 Application filed November 10, 1 919. SerialNo. 336,799.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, PAUL P. PUPILLA, a citizen of the United" States, and a resident of Bradley Beach, in the county of Monmouth and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Sterilizer Attachment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

It is well understood that grave danger of contamination exists in barber shops where a mixing mug for soap is employed, in which there is usually positioned a brush used to coat the soap lat-her on a customers skin. These brushes are infrequently sterilized, for the reason that sterilizers now upon the market are costly, as well'as the lack of time when a number of customers are waiting. It will be appreciated, as aforestat'ed, that upon the brush being passed over the face of a person having a diseased skin germs might readily adhereto the bristles and lather upon the brush and be deposited in the cells of the skin of the next customer.

In view of the above, I have constructed a brush sterilizer which may readily form an attachment to a conventional sterilizer utilized in modern barber shops, and which shall be so extremely simple in both operation and construction-as to present virtu ally no outlay of capital in addition tothe purchasing of the conventional toilet sterilizer, and bymeans of which a brush may rapidly be introduced or withdrawn from the sterilizer, so that practicallyno In all these views like reference characters designate similar parts, and the reference numeral 1 indicates the wall of any conventional sterilizer, such as a towel sterilizer,

which, for the purpose of adaptationiwith my invention, is provided with a pair of open ngs 2 and 3, respectively.

Shdably mounted upon the outer 'face'of the wall 1 in guides 41, and covering the openings 2 and 3, are doors 5 and 6, respectlvely. I prefer to operate the doors 5 and 6 simultaneously, and with this'in mind I provlde a common operating member comprising a knob or handle 7 secured to a rlgid operating frame 8 having its ends secured to the'doors 5 and 6, respectively.

A trough 9, of any convenient material, terminates in a plane equal to that of the lower edge of the opening 2, and is secured to the outer face-of the wall 1, so that ohects to be sterilized, such as brushes 10,

may be thrown into the trough 9 and upon the door at being opened the same will read ily pass through the opening 2.

Extending between the openings 2 and 3 and communicating with the same is a shaft 7 11 constructed of any suitable materiahsuch as wire mesh, which will permit a free circulation of current, such as steam, through the same.

With a view of insuring delivery of the brushes, or other objects to be sterilized, wlthln the shaft 11, said shaft is terminated at apolnt above the upper edge of the opening 3 and a rear wall 12 provided which is hinged to the walli1,as has been indicated by the reference numeral 18; Brace rods 14 may be associated with the shaft 1, and

pivotally mounted upon such, brace rods are levers 15, which have their lower end secured by means of a link 16 to the upper edge of the rear wall 12, their upper ends being wedge shape, as shown at 17 and belng adapted to be engaged by a lug 18 associated with the inner face of; the door 5. In this connection it will be noted that a spring 19 is provided which serves to normally swing the upper'end of the lever 15 outwardly, so-as to move the rear wall 12 to the position shown in Fig. 2.

A spring 20 has one of its ends secured to the operating frame 8 and serves to normally retain the doors 5 and 6 in closed position, 2116., the position illustrated in Fig. Y

2. A chute, including a base 21, side walls 22 and a top 23'terminating short of the base 21 and constructedof any suitable material which permits of a freecireulation of Cir fluid therethrough, is positioned adjacent the lower edge of the, opening 3 for a pur pose hereinafter more fully descrlbed.

It will now be seen that an operator may toss the brush into the trough 9, and when it is desired to use a completely sterilized brush it will simply be necessary to raise the knob '7 against the action of the spring 20,'which will result in the opening of the doors 5 and 6, which will permit the shaft 11 to be filled with a number of brushes 10,

q or other objects to be sterilized, at the same i position;

time delivering a sterilized brush into the chute and retaining the overlylng brushes in such shaft byvirtue of the fact that the lug 18 engages the wedge'shaped end 17 of.

the lever 15 and swings the same inwardly,

thus swinging the lower end of said lever outwardly,,which, by virtue of its link connection with the rear wall 12, will serve to incline said rear wall so as to pass one brush through the opening 3 and into the chute, althoughthe upper edge of said rear wall engages the overlying brush and prevents its further movement until the doors 5 and 6 have, again been moved into their closed It will. be appreciated that a brush received directly from the sterilizer would be too hot to be handled, for which reason the cover 23 has been provided,

. which permits only the outermost brush to i be grasped. It willnow be seen that the cooled.

shaft 11 may contain any desired number of brushes, or other objects being sterilized, the trough 9 containing any number of brushes to be sterilized and the chute holding one brush which has been sterilized and Upon an operator withdrawing said brush, it will be extremely simple to raise the knob 7, which will permitthe introduction of one brush to be sterilized into the shaft 11 and place a sterilized brush in receiving means positioned adjacent one of said openings and upon the exterior face of said wall, delivery means positioned ad jacent a second ofthe openings and upon the outer face of said walls, and means extending. within the interior of said sterilizer between the receiving and delivery means andaflording; communication betweensaidmeans; y

2. A sterilizer formed with a side Wall, a plurality of openings through said wall,

receiving means positioned adjacent one of a said openings and upon the exterior face of said wall, delivery means positioned adjacent a second of the openings and upon theouter 'faceof' said walls, and a shaft formed of an open mesh material extending between a receiving and dispensing means, and upon the inner. face of said sterilizer wall for aifording a communication between said receiving .and dispensing means.

3. A sterilizer attachment, including in combination With a sterilizer wall formed with a plurality of openings, of receiving means associated with the exterior face of said wall, and adjacent the face of one. of

said openings, delivery means also positioned upon the outer face of said wall, and adjacent a second of said openings, means affording communication between said receiving and delivery means and being as sociated with the inner face of said sterilizer, said delivery means includinga chute" inclosed throughout the greater part of its length, said chute being formed with an opening through its, top adjacent its lower end whereby to permit a withdrawal of sterilized articles delivered within the same.

4. A sterilizer attachment, including a sterilizer provided with a housing wall formed with a pair of openings, a receiving chute associated withone of said. openings, a delivery chute extending from the second of said openings, and a sterilizing shaft extending between said openings.

5. A sterilizer attachment, including, in 1 combination with a sterilizer and openings provided in the wall of the same and above one another, a feeding trough associated with the upper of said openings, slidable doors, means for connecting. said slidable doors together, said slidable doors being normally adapted to close both .of said openings, a delivery chute associated with the lowermost of said openings, said de-' livery chute being so constructed as to permit the withdrawal of only one sterilized obj eet, a shaft extending between said openings and along the inner face of the wall,

said shaft being so constructed as to per mit free circulation of fluid therethrough, a hingedly-mounted rearwvall associated with the lower end of said shaft and adjacent the lowermost of the openings-a pive otally-mounted lever, the upper end of said lever being wedge shaped,-a lug. associated with the inner face of the uppermost door and adapted to engage said wedge-shaped" portion, and a link having oneof, its ends secured to the hingedly-mounted rearzwall, its opposite end being secured to the lower end of said lever, wherebyuponthe opening of said doors to swing said rear'wall.

6. A sterilizer attachment, including in combination with a side wall of a sterilizer, formed with a plurality of openings, of receiving and delivery chutes respectively positioned each adjacent one of said openings and upon the exterior face of said sterilizer wall, a shaft extending between said openings and upon the inner face of said sterilizer wall, and means for normally closing and uncovering said openings simultaneously.

7. A sterilizer attachment, including in combination with a side wall of a sterilizer formed with a plurality of openings, of

receiving and delivery chutes respectively positioned each adjacent one of said openings and upon the exterior face of said sterilizer wall, a shaft extending between said openings and upon the inner face of said sterilizer wall, means for normally closing and uncovering said openings simultaneously, and means cooperating with said opening and closing means for facilitating the emergence of articles Within said shaft into said delivery means.

PAUL PASQUALE PUPILLA. 

